Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Dec. 18–24, 2025
Watch zoo animals open gifts, meet a celebrity chef, see a hula show, cheer on the Rainbow Warriors and more.
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2025 Holiday Gift Guide: HONOLULU Magazine Staff Picks
What’s on our gift list this year? Local-kine stationery, lei ornaments, a furrific fundraiser calendar and more from Hawai‘i businesses.
Duk Kee’s Got a Deal—A Full Family Meal for $88
The beloved Kaimukī restaurant offers a family-sized prix fixe menu that changes every month.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Dec. 4–10, 2025
Celebrate Kapolei City Lights, explore a winter wonderland, roll your own sushi, see a voyaging art exhibition and more.
Honolulu Pride: LGBTQIA+ Events in December 2025
Catch Kalani Pe‘a’s Hawaiian Christmas Show, enjoy a screening of Miracle on 34th Street and slay (or sleigh) at a holiday-themed drag show.
20 Fun, Stylish, Handy Gifts That Foodies Can Use
Part 1 of our holiday gift guide rounds up awesome (non-edible) finds from local boutiques, artists and makers.
Da Shop’s Ultimate Bookish Gift List
Check out the nine titles Da Shop booksellers are gifting this holiday season.
Kalapana: A Nā Mele Performance 50 Years in the Making
See the legendary band like never before on PBS Hawai‘i on Monday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m.
Your Ultimate Guide to Concerts and Live Music in Honolulu
Have a merry holiday with these musicians across O‘ahu.
Wisdom of Our Kūpuna
HONOLULU Magazine Team
How we can realize more purposeful, peaceful and happy lives.
8 Food Spots Outside Honolulu Worth the Drive
Eateries that townies should visit—for reasons they may not realize.
“I’m Just a Happy Person, That’s All”
Superager Stella Shimabukuro is a living example of the happiness of being.
